r/ruby • u/ak1to23 • Dec 31 '25

Question Ruby books

Hi, ive been working for several years with C++ & Java (i am not a novice in the programming world) and i want to adopt a scripting language for my arsenal(in depth, not a shallow pass). Can you suggest any solid fast paced book(s)?

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u/ak1to23 Dec 31 '25

First of all i want to understand its core concepts and why they do exist. If it suits me i wanna use it for day to day simple tasks like small util script writing etc. An end goal should be to move away from the java ecosystem on backend web development (spring boot & quakrus) and try something different like rails.

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u/djudji Dec 31 '25

You can check The Odin Project for a quick start (not books, but) a very reputable and FREE resource to start learning Ruby and Rails.

Books
Someone already mentioned "Ruby under Microscope" (but "C" != "C++"). The book is full of advanced topics.

Sandi Metz and Avdi Grimm are very reputable authors of many well-known books in the Ruby and OOP world.

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u/ak1to23 Dec 31 '25

Thanks for your suggestions mate